Kettle-support.



W., C. LEDBETTER.

KETTLE SUPPORT,

APPLlCATlON FILED OCT. 11. 1914.

1,142,587. Patented June 8, 1915.

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THE NORRIS PETERS CO., PHOTC-LITHO. WASHINGTON. D. c.

W. C. LEDBETTER.

KETTLE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED OQT. H, 1914.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Pat nted June 8, 1915.

Application filed October 17 1914.. Serial in). 67,241.

To all whom it may concern q Be it known that I, WILEY C. LEDBETTER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Newbern, in the county of Dyerand State of Tennessee, have invented new and useful Improvements inKettle-Supports, of which the following is a specification;

My invention relates to kettle supports,

particularly open kettles of the type commonly employed in the open-airfor boiling clothes, rendering lard, making apple butter and performingother likeservices, the object of the invention being to provide aSupport whereby the kettle may be held firmly in working position andafter use may be inverted and supported in such position so as to keepthe interior thereof dry and clean, until itis desired to employ thekettle again. j

A further object of the invention is to provide a support which isadjustable to suit different sizes of kettle aswell as 1rregularities ofground surface, so "that the kettle may be maintained in a levelposition, and whereby the kettle may be locked against movement ineither of the positions 7 set forth.

The invention consists ofthe features of construction, combination andarrangement of parts herein fully described and claimed, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is an elevationalview showing the kettle supported in normal position. Fig. 2 is asimilar view showing the kettle supported in inverted position. Fig. 3is a sectional view through the kettle and the upper portions of themembers of the support. Fig. 4 is a horizontal transverse sec-v tion onthe line 41 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary inner side elevation ofone of.

the standards. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the brackets andthe bearing member associated therewith. Fig. is a ver- 'ticaltransverse section through the upper nected with the upright. Theselegs, are properly inclined and their outer ends. are arrangedto engagewith 'or rest upon the ground, while the inner ends of the legs 4 1 areprovided with heads 5 which lap the uprights and are secured thereto bya bolt 6 provided with a wing clamping nut 7. The

disks may be toothed or headed to form a locklng connection which ispositive and reliable, and it will be'evident from this constructionof-the tripod base that the legs of the bases may be adjusted to suitirregularities of ground surface, so that the kettle can-besupportedupon a hillside or irregular surface while it is sustained inahorizontal position. 7

- Each standard is provided upon its inner face with a guide groove 8 toreceive a vertically slidableor adjustable carrier bar 9 having a guiderib 10 engaging said groove, and further having a longitudinal slot 11to receive a headed bolt- 12 provided with a wing clamping nut 13whereby the carrier bar may be adjusted .and secured in adjustedposition. Through the adjustability of the carrier bars upon the twostandards the kettle 14, which is provided with the usual handles orears 15, may be supported at a desired elevation above the groundsurface or proper provision made for maintaining the kettle at alevelwhen the supports are disposed upon a hillside or irregular groundsurface. I

Each carrier bar is formed with a longitudinally extending bearingopening 16 receiving a stem or spindle 17 upon a bracket jmember 18, thebracket members upon the carrier bars of the two standards being formedwith bifurcated ears 19 to receive and engage the ears 15 at theopposite sides of the kettle, which bifurcated ears are provided withopenings for the passage of cross pins 20 whereby they are held andretained in engagement 'with the ears against any possibility of casualdisplacement. Each carrier bar is formed with a:

transverse opening 21 for the passage of a locking pin 22, which is alsodesigned to be rangement ofthe openings being such that thebracket maybe fastened by. the pin in the normal position shown in Fig. 1 for thepurpose of supporting the kettle in the usual manner in the performancesof any of the functions described, while at the same tlme alsopermitting it to be locked or fastened in inverted position as shown inFig. 2, in which position it may be sustained when not in use so as toprevent the accumulation of moisture therein as well as to a largeextent preventing the entrance of dust, dirt and other foreignparticles. 7

It will thus be seen that my invention provides a support for kettleswhich will hold the kettle in normal orinverted posiion, which isadjustable to different elevations to support the ke'tle at differentdis tances above the ground, and the elements of which are alsoadjustable to enable the kettle to be supported in a horizontal or levelposition upon a hillside or other irregular surface, the advantages ofwhich will be apparent.

I claim 1. The combination with a kettle provided with ears, of asupport therefor comprising a pair'of uprights, carrier membersadjustably mounted upon said uprights, brackets journaled upon thecarrier members and adapted for engagement with the ears for movement inan arc of 180 to support the kettle in a normal or inverted position,and means for locking the brackets in such supporting position. i l

2. The combination with a kettle having ears, of supporting meanstherefor comprising a pair of uprights, legs adjustably supporting therespective uprights, carrier bars adjustably mounted at the upper endsof the uprights, brackets pivotally mounted upon the carrier bars andhaving bifurcated portions to receive and engage the kettle ears, meanscarried by the bifurcated portions of the brackets to hold the bracketsin engagement with the ears, and means for locking the rackets at anglesof 180 from each other, whereby the kettle may be supported in normal orinverted position.

3. The combination with a kettle provided with ears, of a supp rtingmeans therefor comprising spaced standards, adjustable supporting legsfor the standards, vertically adjustable carrier bars upon the upperends of the standards, brackets journaled upon said bar-s and havingbifurcated portions to re ceive and engage the ears of the kettle,whereby the kettle may be supported in normal and inverted positions,locking pins carried by the bifurcated portions of the brackets toengage the ears and hold said ears in engagement with said brackets, anda locking pin for engagement with each carrier bar and bracket to lockthe brack t in the said supporting positions.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILEY C. LEDBETTER.

Witnesses "W. M. MERWIN, F. ANDERSON.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Eatents,

Washington, D. G.

